A 35-year-old male presents to the audiology clinic with a complaint of sudden hearing loss in the right ear following a workplace injury. Audiometry shows a claimed right ear threshold of 60 dB HL, while the left ear threshold is 10 dB HL. During the Stenger test, a 1 kHz tone is presented at 20 dB HL to the left ear (better ear, 10 dB above its threshold) and simultaneously at 50 dB HL to the right ear (10 dB below his claimed threshold). The patient denies hearing any sound. The finding marked **A** in the diagram—a positive Stenger result—is demonstrated. Which of the following best explains the clinical significance of this finding?
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